The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-08

works was $50, 900, and it was expected that
the bids would come within this limit, but
of the four bids made not one came
near the estimated cost by several
thousand dollars Two of the bids
were for $50, 800 each, another was
for S3S, 500, while the lowest was S32, 800.
This last bid, while S., 900 in excess of the
amount to be realized from the sale of the
bonds, would no doubt have been accepted
by Council had the plans and specifications
decided upon by that body been specified in
the bid for the contract. This was not
done, however, and the bid was conse-
auently rejected This, therefore, finally
settled the question of letting the work out
by contract and it is more than likely than
as soon as the bonds are disposed of that the
city will employ some competent builder
and undertake the work herself.
A telegram was received at Rockmart
Monday from Gross Plains, Ala, requesting
the arrest, on sight, of q negro boy, aged
Is or 20, who had killed a white man by the
name of Lewis, at Gross Plains. In a few
minutes after it was received, such a negro
passed along the railroad through town. A.
G.. Bullock, the City Marshal, pursued, cap
tured and imprisoned the fugitive He
acknowledged knocking q man in the
head with rock, but didn't know he was
dead Officers arrived and conveyed him
to Cross Plains. A reward of $25 was Of
fered for his arrest. The killing took place
Saturday about dark, at Gross Plains, in
Calhoun county. r. L. Lewis, a prominent
white citizen was the one murdered. The
negro Hall had been rocking Mr.. Lewis
cows, when the latter demonstrated with
him, A quarrel ensued, which resulted in
the negro boy picking up large rock and
with great force hurled it at Mr. Lewis,
striking him on the left temple. The skull
was shattered, and the wound was a horrible
sight Mr. Lewis never spoke after he was
hit, and in about 80 minutes died. Another
killing took place in the same county
on Friday night, being tho murder of
white woman by a negro man. This oc-
curred near Dukes, on the East and West
railroad. 1t seems that the negro and the
womans husband had previously some fall
ing out. On the night mentioned above the
black scoundrel went to the house of the
man and called him out. The wife went to
the door, however, and perhaps thinking it
was the one he intended to kill, shot her
down. The negro then ran away, and has
not been seen since. These two murders
have created great excitement and indlgna-
ton in Calhoun county and on the Georgia
side of the State line.
On Monday the stockholders of the Griffin
Manufacturing Company met at the Office
of the President and Secretary, and trans
acted the usual routine business The fol
lONIilS StHlitIltu were GltffLeu W nbl VIC do
the board of directors for the ensuing year:
w. j. Kincaid, S. Grantland, J. NJ. Draw
ner, A. Scheuerman, F. G.. Bailey, d. j.
Bailey, Jr., J. d. Boyd, n. r. Drewry and
A. $. Murray. The board of directors met
Tuesday, when w. j. Kincaid was
reelected President and S. Grantland
reelected Secretary and Treasurer.
President Kincaid's report was full
and complete, and as it was read and di-
gested the stockholders grew more and
more satisfied with their Investment, and
when it was announced that the company
was ready to declare 6l5 per cent dif
dend, the satisfaction was confirmed. This
dividend of 618 per cent. will be paid on
Sept. 15 A few figures taken from this re-
port will prove of great interest to the pub
lie. The capital stock of the company is
$l53, ST. OIL on which the above handsome
dividend has been declared Dur
ing the year ending Aug. IL, the
plant of the company was increased
$l2,019 40 The product of the mills for the
year amounted to 1855, 002 yards, making
an average product of 1858 yards per day.
During the year 1,647 bales and a quantity
of loose cotton was used, aggregating
S2l ,92S pounds During the coming
year the product of the mills will be greatly
increased, and the company will at once
erect a large addition TO the mill TO be used
as check room The estimates for the
coming year calls for the use of about 1 800
bales Of cotton, from which will be made
about 2, 900 900 yards of sheeting, shirting,
drilling plaids and tuckings